In March, 2007, a local office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, sued the Salvation Army over its requirement that employees must learn English.

On June 28, 2007, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) offers an amendment to the Senate's Commerce, State Justice appropriations bill to cut off the use of taxpayer funds by the EEOC to continue its lawsuit against the Salvation Army.  The Alexander amendment passes. On July 9, 2007, English First writes to the Senate to preserve the Alexander amendment.

On July 26, 2007, the House votes 202-212 against an amendment by Congressmen Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) which would have added the Alexander amendment to the House version of the Commerce, State Justice Appropriation.

On July 26, English First organizes a letter thanking Congressmen
Stearns and Blackburn for their efforts.

On November 8, 2007, the House votes to protect the Salvation Army from the EEOC, 218 to 186.

updated on November 10, 2007.

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